Henderson Walker

Henderson Walker
4th Deputy Governor of the Province of Carolina
In office 1699–1703
Preceded by	Thomas Harvey
Succeeded by	Robert Daniell
Personal details
Born	1659 Province of Carolina
Died	14 April 1704 Edenton, North Carolina
Spouse(s)	Deborah Green Ann Lillington
Children	Elizabeth
Residence	Albemarle County, North Carolina
Religion	Anglican

Henderson Walker (1659-1704) was the President of the Council and acting deputy governor of the Province of Carolina (present-day coastal North Carolina) between 1699 and 1703. He is better known for his contribution in the founding of the Church of England in the Albemarle Sound region.

Henderson Walker was born in North Carolina in 1659 and died in 1704. He arrived in Albemarle County around 1682. There he owned land, and raised livestock for selling. He began his legal career serving as a clerk of the county courts, and later was appointed to many other public offices. He served at different times as attorney general (from October 1695), judge of the supreme court, and President of the Council, making many judicial reforms. He was also a judge of the General Court, Court of Chancery, and Admiralty Court, assemblyman, and customs collector. He participated in the Colonial Council in 1694, under Governor Thomas Harvey. He was appointed as boundary commissioner in March 1699 to help settle the boundary dispute with Virginia.

In 1699, after the death of Harvey, Walker was named chief executive and acted as governor of North Carolina. However, he never was deputy by the governor at Charleston. His government led to an era of peace and economic growth in North Carolina. Thus, many Virginians traveled to North Carolina (and South) to achieve economic improvements. However, the English Crown sought to undermine proprietary colonies, so Walker was often forced to decide whether to help the Lords Proprietors or to support the monarch. He chose the Crown, helping to found the local Church of England.

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